Ball-projecting toy



' March 12, 1940. B TK 2,193,441

BALL-PROJECTING TOY Filed Aug. 16, 1939 CREG OR y BA TK/A/ INVENTOR.

BY 7 Muir ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 12, 1940 UNITED STATES 2,193,441 BALL-PROJECTING 'roiz Gregory Batkin, New York, N. Y.

Application August 16, 1939, Serial No. 290,344 4 Claims. on. eve-9 My invention relates to ball projecting toys and has particular reference to spring operated projecting toys,

My invention has forrits object to provide a toy which can be used for projecting a light I Celluloid ball or a similar article to a more or less considerable distance by the action of a helical spring and a projecting hammer, the lataccompanying whichtrigger in this position;

ter being adapted to be set in the operative position and locked by a trigger. With this arrangement it is possible to accurately aim the device at a target, releasing the spring at an appropriate moment.

My invention is more fully described in the specification and drawing in shaped basket 3 for a ball '4. The basketis shown made of wire, but it can bealso made of cardboard or tin in the form of a tapering tube.

A hole 5 is providedin the board under the basket for. admitting a striking hammer into the basket. A convenient form of the hammer is represented by the foot 6 of a projecting member l in the form of afootball player. It is pivotally supported on a pin 8 fastened to the board I and is loosely fitted in a slot 9. Aspiral spring it provides the striking force. It is fastened at one endto a hook H at the front end of the board, the other end of the spring being fastened to the other foot l2-of the figure l at as;

, The foot l2 has also a hook it passing through 'a slot IS in the board and adapted'to be held by a sliding trigger plate 96 pivoted at l? and having a-handle I8, thus holding the figure in the armed position with the spring stretched. By moving the handle it 01f the hook d, the figure isreleased and is then forcefully turned by the spring into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, the foot 6 striking the ball 6 and projecting 'the same with considerable force. The ball may be directed against a target or straight upward, to be caught in the basket upon its return. Two players can project the ball back and forth toward each other, catching it in their baskets.

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A modified arrangement isshownin Figs. 3 and 4, the basket being replaced by a straight tube ldfor projecting arrows or similar arti- The lower end of the arrow is supported bya cup 2! heldon a fiat spring 22 fastened to the board 23 at 25. A slot 24 isprovided in the emem orri cs tube for the spring, limiting the movement of the latter to a point above the highest reach of the foot 6 of the projecting figure l. The cup 2! can be also used for projecting various odd articles, beans, paper wads, etc.

I It is understood that my ballprojecting device may be further modified without departing from the spirit of the invention, as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my inventionz,

1. A ball projecting toy comprising a board with a handle at the rear end,the board having a hole at the front end, a projecting tube extending upward from the board around the hole adapted to hold an article to be projected, a

projecting member pivotally supported on" the. board for moving in a longitudinal slot in the board, a portion of the member being adapted to pass into the tubular member through the hole for projecting the article, spring adapted to pull the projecting member into the striking position, a hook on the lower portion of the projecting member adapted to pass through a slot in the board, and a'locking member adapted to hold the hook at the board with thespring stretched, the locking member being adapted to be manually released for operating the projecting member by the spring.

2. A ball projecting ,toy comprising aboard with a handle at the rear end, the board having a hole atthe front end, a, projecting tube ex-.

tending upward from the board around the hole adapted to holdan article to be projected, a projecting member pivotally supported on the board for moving in a longitudinal slot in'the board, a

portion of the member being adapted to pass into the ti'ibular member through the hole for projecting the article,-a spring'adapted to pull the projecting memberinto the striking position, a hook on the lower portion of the projecting member adapted to pass through a slot inthe board, and a locking plate rotatively supportedv on the'board and adapted to engage the hook, thereby retaining the figure in the armed position with the spring stretched.

3. A ball projecting toy comprising a board with a handle at the rear end, the board having a hole at the front end, a projecting tube extend-' ing upward from' the board around the hole,

with a handle at therear end, the board having a hole at the front end, a projecting tube extending upward from the board around. the hole, a cup-shaped member at the bottom of the tube, a resilient member supporting the cup-shaped member, a projecting member pivotally supported on the board for movement in a slot in the board in a plane transverse to the plane of the board, a portion of the projecting member being adapted to pass into the tubular member and to strike the article supporting means for projecting the article, a spring adapted to operate the projecting member, and means to releasably hold the member in the armed position with the spring stretched;

GREGORY BA'IKIN. 

